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The Faith of Our Fathers: Being a Plain Exposition and Vindication of the Church Founded by Our Lord Jesus Christ is unavailable, but you can change that!

In The Faith of Our Fathers, James Gibbons presents a plain and practical exposition and vindication of the principal tenets of the Catholic Church. He briefly defines Catholic doctrines and practices agreed upon by Protestants, and launches into discussion of the practices and beliefs in which Catholicism and Protestantism differ. Gibbons writes with the intention of establishing the truths of...

The Holy Ghost purified their hearts from sin, and imparted to them a full knowledge of those doctrines of salvation which they were instructed to preach. On the same Feast of Pentecost the Apostles commenced their sublime mission, from which day, accordingly, we date the active life of the Catholic Church. Our Redeemer gave the most ample authority to the Apostles to teach in His name; commanding them to “preach the Gospel to every creature.”1 and directing all, under the most severe penalties,
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